Emergency department visit (level 4) cost in Washington

Prices at 35 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,213 — 28% above the US median ($950), roughly 10.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $232 $443 ★ 3/5 254 min 14.4%
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $271 $508 ★ 4/5 193 min 14.8%
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $525 $390 ★ 4/5 212 min 13.7%
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $535 ★ 3/5 149 min 14.3%
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $540 102 min 14.9%
East Adams Rural Hospital Ritzville, WA $629 $784
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $714 $565 14.0%
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $754 $240 ★ 3/5 126 min 15.2%
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $875 128 min 14.9%
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $926 $402 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $950 $893 ★ 3/5 181 min 13.2%
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $950 $893 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.1%
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish, WA $955 $452 148 min 14.8%
Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside, WA $1,052 $457 ★ 2/5 122 min 15.4%
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $1,103 $1,055 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.1%
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $1,149 $1,060 ★ 4/5 163 min 13.9%
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $1,213 $1,068 ★ 5/5 205 min 14.0%
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $1,251 $1,060 ★ 4/5 204 min 15.1%
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $1,320 $1,060 ★ 3/5 212 min 14.2%
Columbia Basin Hospital Ephrata, WA $1,329 $154 131 min 14.4%
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $1,409 $1,186 ★ 5/5 189 min 14.3%
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $1,444 $1,055 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.1%
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $1,444 $1,055 ★ 2/5 210 min 15.1%
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $1,444 $1,055 ★ 3/5 145 min 15.1%
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $1,444 $1,055 ★ 3/5 177 min 14.8%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$2,376
Cash / self-pay
$1,213
Insurer-negotiated
$893
Medicare pays
$118
$536$1,779
Median cash $1,213  ·  Medicare $118  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $1,213 — about 10.3× the Medicare rate ($118). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($236).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,376 list price could save about $1,163 (49%).

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